academia

noun

ac·​a·​de·​mia ˌa-kə-ˈdē-mē-ə 

: the life, community, or world of teachers, schools, and education : academe

scientists in industry and academia

a career in academia

Examples of academia in a Sentence

She found the business world very different from academia.

Recent Examples on the Web

Previously a freelance editor working in academia, Silver first began crafting her own stories during the COVID-19 pandemic. —Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026

Seidman founded and chairs the How Institute for Society, which convened a group of leaders in business, academia, philanthropy and media yesterday to talk about the state of How in advance of Seidman being honored by 92NY. —Diane Brady, Fortune, 19 May 2026

Such threats to the judiciary mirror others to the media and academia. —Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

In his 2015 book Superforecasting, Wharton’s Philip Tetlock reported the results of a multi-year study pitting professional forecasters from Wall Street, the intelligence community, and academia against twenty thousand intellectually curious amateurs. —Bryce Hoffman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

latinization of academy (with -ia suggesting a geographic entity), after its Latin etymon, Acadēmia

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing academia

• dark academia

Rhymes for academia

• anaemia
• anemia
• artemia
• ischaemia
• leukaemia
• leukemia
• toxaemia
• toxemia
• uraemia
• uremia
• viremia
• azotemia